According to the 2009 annual report put together by the Stockholm
International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), Germany's
weapons exports have more than doubled in the last five years, to
11 percent of the global total. German submarines and
tanks, the report makes clear, have gained a number of loyal
customers.

Guess who has been blowing money on toys lately:

Most of German arms sales go to NATO member states, with
Turkey and Greece counting among the country's best
customers along with South Africa. Still, Roth said that
there is a "powder keg situation" in some regions in the world
and the export of weapons to such areas could result in dangerous
arms races.

Many Germans are shocked by the rapid growth in military exports,
with some wondering whether the nation should be selling such
things. Yet to us the greater question is:
Why does Greece need submarines?
If there's a war, Europe can surely bail the country out.